Sucker-rod guide



June 24, 1 930.

J.C.GARROTT SUGKER ROD GUIDE Filed July 5, 1927 Patentedlune 24,1930 I I1f7G 5 Qm T ioi-rnolennnorn; OF Homa e, 'rnxnsf I stones-Ron some I I I I f ppli ati n niceunie, 1927 Serial iioteoae'z' r. v I My invention relates to sucker; rod guides I The body of the guide, on the sidesoppos ior'use onsuckerrods 1n deepvvellTpump1ng.. sltethe short ribs 13 and 14, is, open at 15' It is the purpose'of the menti ntoprO- to receive the rod '12, and-oneachside of the video dev ce tobe'mounted upon thepump opening 15 are longitudinal grooves 16, f

rod and act :to spaoeatherodfrom the tubing wl11ch,:'as shown: in Fig; 1, are; out in the 55 nsuch manneras toreduce, the wear between! bee y -'from the center ofthe rod-tovvardthe I I fithe'rod and tubin I I 'j s opening 15sufliciently to receive' tho mor- It is des1red'to;I'or1n the gu deof metal of ticed ends 18 of the "wedge blocks 19;,-

i different degree ofhardness from that of I Said-grooveslfiare inclinedinwardlyiand l the tubing so that wear betweenthe parts the .morticedvkeys 18 of the iivedge. blocks 60" will be reduced toaminimum. I 7 are tapered inwardly on" their foutei'r sides" It is an objectof the invention to eonso to force said blo'oks to'wardthe rod struct a metal guide adapted to be easily when, said blocks arefmoved inwardly-1 in 'niounted 'uponthe sucker rod at any desired said grooves.

" poinhfaad t b ured-firmlyinposition The blocks 1-9 are s t-em sutlioient e5 witha minimum of manipulation; I thioknessto place theirouterjbearing sur- Referring to the drawing herewith, Fig. faces 8: at the same distance i' rom the rod :12 1 ma side elevation oi m-yguide shown-1n, are th'el sides 8 of'the otherribs." The;

position mounted on a rod. blocks are long enough to reach; approxi- Fig.- 2 is a side elevation thereof taken at inately into contact with the-inner ends of 70 i 5 removed.

7 5 lower side of said slot 10;

g g t ShOWIIiElI I the shortribs 13 and l t with which they Fig. 3 is a top plan vieW'. register longitudinally. I In I Fig. 4 is a vertical section throughthe ln asseinblingthe guide on'the rod, the

body of the guide Wltl1=tl16 wedge blocks body 6 mayzhavethewedge bloeksremovedi;

o 1 f l I and the guide, mounted, as shown in; ig.15f,i75 Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the body-showiupon th d 19 llhi i dong b placing ing how it is manipulated 'to'mount it'on the the guide. transversely vagai t 1 1m afod as -o rod. 1 o i j indicated indottedlines in Figjtisothat ike m ra s' r fe e e are employed the body maybe positioned toallow the i-od' -to designate likeparts in all'thevi'ews.,; to move into the bottom of thetransverse The body of my guide isfformed so that slottse'e Fig. 2), -When in thi iti th when the wedge blocks are in place, the guid ay-b swung as indicated by the,

. guide Will be. approximately crossshaped in ar s i Fig, 5 bri ing the guide into plan View as shown in '1. Said body the'full line position." 7 i I 1 v '5 '6 has two opposite longitudinal ribs/71 and 'The wedgeiblocks 19-may then beinserted 7 projeetingradially and having their outer from" each end, as shown in Figs 1Fand 2, v

sides rounded at 8.to engage the pump tuba d Riv ti ht-1 so j Wedge th b dy 'ing; The ends of the ribs, are beveled at 9 innnova-bly against the rod 12,holdingthe to assist in guiding the device past the joints d fi l aby frictional engagement. tSet' Q 40 of the tubing. 4 l screws 20 maybe employed on each wedge A e r b 7 has tIZHlSVQTSQ S1013 lofthereill to' assure that the wedge block remain extending inwardly past-the center of the fi 1 fi L I II I I b dy {Jags the longitudinalchannel 11 for fliV hen'athus mounted, the ribs and gbloclrs the Sucker rod 12 I I I I onxthe' guide'will bear against the tubing There are also W pp ShOTt ribs 13 and prevent contact otf the rod with the I and 14. The rib 13 extends from one end tubing; .,The guide is preferably madej'of downwardly even with the upperside of. the bmnze o good bearing metal, :so that transverse slot 10; a the pp sit fri 4, little friction willi be setup bet ween .the extends from the lower end upwardly'to the parts, and the tubing and rod will havehttle I I I r wear upon them f. I 00 is This construction has the. advantage of being simple in form, and easily mounted,

and, adapted for long; use without danger of failure. a

What I claim as newlis:

1. ,A sucker rod gulde comprising a rigid body having a longitudinal channel vcen- V Y trally thereof for the rod, two opposite 1 radial guide ribs, one of which has a transverse slot midway thereofextending'to said i channeh short ribs on said body at right angles to saidfguideribs, one at one side of saidslot, and the other on the opposite side, saidchannel being open beyond said short ribs to admit said rod, and wedgeblocks to clamp said body-to said rod.

2. A sucker rod guide comprising a rigid body -havinga longitudinal channel centrallyther'eof for the rod, two opposite -radial guide ribs, one of which has a trans-f verse slot niidwaylthereofextending to said I I ,channel,[short. ribs on said body atright angles to said guide ribs, oneat one side'of clamp said body on said rod.

f said'slonandthe other on the opposite side, said I'ch'annel :beingopen beyond said short ribs, to admit said rod, there being inclined if grooves in said body, and wedge blocks having mortic'e'd' engagement in said grooves to ---3JA"suckerrod guide comprising a rigid body having/a longitudinal channel cen-.-

trally" therejoia'for the rod, two opposite V q radial guide ribs one of which has a trans-- verse slot midway thereof extending to said channel, shortrib's on said body at'right ganglesfto said guide ribs,}one at-one side I of said v slot, and the other on the opposite side, s'aid channel being open, beyond said short, 'ribs'to admitsaid rod, and means to clamp; said body to said rod.

one of which has. atransverse rod receiving slot leading to said channel, short ribs on i 7 opposite sides ofsaid body, one attlie upper T end andone at the, lower end, said channel I being open laterally in line with said short 7 ribs toreceive said rod, and means to close said channel,clamp said 'body to 'saidrod,

i and form a wear portion for said guide.

5, A suckerrod guide comprising a rigid I i body having a longitudinal channel to receive said-rod, opposite ribs onsaid body,

'one'of which has atransverse rod receiving slot leading tosaid channel,,short ribs on slid'able in grooves in said body to wedge; said body frictionally on; said rod. 7

" 6. A sucker rodguidexcomprising a body member formed with a longitudinal rodopposite sides of said body, one at the upper endand one at the lower end, said channel being open laterally in line with said short ribs to receive said rod,and a wedge block signature this 30th day'oi June, A.

receiving channel and a transverse slot icon- H necting with said"chan el,'.sa1d,channel being open on one side'abovesald slot and on the opposite side below said slot, and wedge blocks formed to slideiinto and close said wedge said body member-to:

openings, and said rod. V V v 7. A sucker: rod guide compr sing a body member formed with longitudinal rode i receiving channel andja transverse slot con necting withisaid channel, said channel be ingopen on ,one side above said slot and on the opposite side below said slot, said slot beingvadapted to receive said rod transverse- 'ly' of said channel after which saidbodyf may be moved into positionto'receiyesaid rod longitudinally of said channel, and

means to thereafter engage said body fricf tionally tosaidrod. s

v 8. A sucker'rod gulde comprising a'body member with a centralrod-receiving chan nel,radial ribs on said body, one of said ribsi extending from one end short of the middle I r i of said body, and theopposite one-extending from the other end short ofthe middle,- and wedge blocks'slidable in; grooves aligned withsaid ribsito wedge said body to said rod.

= In testimonywhere'ot I hereunto aflix my i p n. 1927; JOHN o. eziaao r'r. r 

